This document summarizes and implements an ordinary differential equation (ODE) neural network using the Diffeqflux.jl library. It begins with an introduction to deep learning and neural networks. It then provides the mathematics behind modeling a simple multi-layer perceptron neural network as a system of ODEs. This includes derivations of the forward and backward propagation algorithms. Finally, it describes implementing a simple example ODE neural network using Diffeqflux.jl to demonstrate the approach.
An Efficient Multiplierless Transform algorithm for Video CodingCSCJournals
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This paper presents an efficient algorithm to accelerate software video encoders/decoders by reducing the number of arithmetic operations for Discrete Cosine Transform (DCT). A multiplierless Ramanujan Ordered Number DCT (RDCT) is presented which computes the coefficients using shifts and addition operations only. The reduction in computational complexity has improved the performance of the video codec by almost 58% compared with the commonly used integer DCT. The results show that significant computation reduction can be achieved with negligible average peak signal-to-noise ratio (PSNR) degradation. The average structural similarity index matrix (SSIM) also ensures that the degradation due to the approximation is minimal.
Performance Improvement of Vector Quantization with Bit-parallelism HardwareCSCJournals
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Vector quantization is an elementary technique for image compression; however, searching for the nearest codeword in a codebook is time-consuming. In this work, we propose a hardware-based scheme by adopting bit-parallelism to prune unnecessary codewords. The new scheme uses a āBit-mapped Look-up Tableā to represent the positional information of the codewords. The lookup procedure can simply refer to the bitmaps to find the candidate codewords. Our simulation results further confirm the effectiveness of the proposed scheme.
New Approach of Preprocessing For Numeral RecognitionIJERA Editor
Ā
The present paper proposes a new approach of preprocessing for handwritten, printed and isolated numeral
characters. The new approach reduces the size of the input image of each numeral by discarding the redundant
information. This method reduces also the number of features of the attribute vector provided by the extraction
features method. Numeral recognition is carried out in this work through k nearest neighbors and multilayer
perceptron techniques. The simulations have obtained a good rate of recognition in fewer running time.
A Mixed Binary-Real NSGA II Algorithm Ensuring Both Accuracy and Interpretabi...IJECEIAES
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In this work, a Neuro-Fuzzy Controller network, called NFC that implements a Mamdani fuzzy inference system is proposed. This network includes neurons able to perform fundamental fuzzy operations. Connections between neurons are weighted through binary and real weights. Then a mixed binaryreal Non dominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm II (NSGA II) is used to perform both accuracy and interpretability of the NFC by minimizing two objective functions; one objective relates to the number of rules, for compactness, while the second is the mean square error, for accuracy. In order to preserve interpretability of fuzzy rules during the optimization process, some constraints are imposed. The approach is tested on two control examples: a single input single output (SISO) system and a multivariable (MIMO) system.
This document discusses neural networks and how they are used to solve classification problems. It covers the basics of multilayer perceptrons, how the weights are learned using an error-based learning rule called steepest descent, and how adding hidden layers allows neural networks to solve problems that single-layer perceptrons cannot, such as the XOR problem. It also discusses how the thresholds of units are treated as additional weights that are learned during training.
This document describes an implementation of artistic style learning using a neural network approach. The algorithm is based on the VGG convolutional neural network and uses the NVidia CUDA platform to speed up computations. The implementation reconstructs content using loss functions on convolutional layer outputs and represents style using Gram matrices of filter correlations. A new image is generated by minimizing a combined loss of content and style. Experiments show improved results over the original algorithm by using softplus activations and average pooling.
The document discusses 2D arrays including their definition, implementation, and how to calculate the address of elements. It covers storing arrays in row-major and column-major order and includes formulas to calculate addresses based on the lower and upper bounds. Operations on 2D arrays like addition, subtraction, and multiplication are also explained. Some example problems are provided at the end to demonstrate calculating addresses of elements in 2D arrays stored in both row-major and column-major order.
INVERSIONOF MAGNETIC ANOMALIES DUE TO 2-D CYLINDRICAL STRUCTURES āBY AN ARTIF...ijsc
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Application of Artificial Neural Network Committee Machine (ANNCM) for the inversion of magnetic
anomalies caused by a long-2D horizontal circular cylinder is presented. Although, the subsurface targets
are of arbitrary shape, they are assumed to be regular geometrical shape for convenience of mathematical
analysis. ANNCM inversion extract the parameters of the causative subsurface targets include depth to the
centre of the cylinder (Z), the inclination of magnetic vector(Ę)and the constant term (A)comprising the
radius(R)and the intensity of the magnetic field(I). The method of inversion is demonstrated over a
theoretical model with and without random noise in order to study the effect of noise on the technique and
then extended to real field data. It is noted that the method under discussion ensures fairly accurate results
even in the presence of noise. ANNCM analysis of vertical magnetic anomaly near Karimnagar, Telangana,
India, has shown satisfactory results in comparison with other inversion techniques that are in vogue.The
statistics of the predicted parameters relative to the measured data, show lower sum error (<9.58%) and
higher correlation coefficient (R>91%) indicating that good matching and correlation is achieved between
the measured and predicted parameters.
An Efficient Multiplierless Transform algorithm for Video CodingCSCJournals
Ā
This paper presents an efficient algorithm to accelerate software video encoders/decoders by reducing the number of arithmetic operations for Discrete Cosine Transform (DCT). A multiplierless Ramanujan Ordered Number DCT (RDCT) is presented which computes the coefficients using shifts and addition operations only. The reduction in computational complexity has improved the performance of the video codec by almost 58% compared with the commonly used integer DCT. The results show that significant computation reduction can be achieved with negligible average peak signal-to-noise ratio (PSNR) degradation. The average structural similarity index matrix (SSIM) also ensures that the degradation due to the approximation is minimal.
Performance Improvement of Vector Quantization with Bit-parallelism HardwareCSCJournals
Ā
Vector quantization is an elementary technique for image compression; however, searching for the nearest codeword in a codebook is time-consuming. In this work, we propose a hardware-based scheme by adopting bit-parallelism to prune unnecessary codewords. The new scheme uses a āBit-mapped Look-up Tableā to represent the positional information of the codewords. The lookup procedure can simply refer to the bitmaps to find the candidate codewords. Our simulation results further confirm the effectiveness of the proposed scheme.
New Approach of Preprocessing For Numeral RecognitionIJERA Editor
Ā
The present paper proposes a new approach of preprocessing for handwritten, printed and isolated numeral
characters. The new approach reduces the size of the input image of each numeral by discarding the redundant
information. This method reduces also the number of features of the attribute vector provided by the extraction
features method. Numeral recognition is carried out in this work through k nearest neighbors and multilayer
perceptron techniques. The simulations have obtained a good rate of recognition in fewer running time.
A Mixed Binary-Real NSGA II Algorithm Ensuring Both Accuracy and Interpretabi...IJECEIAES
Ā
In this work, a Neuro-Fuzzy Controller network, called NFC that implements a Mamdani fuzzy inference system is proposed. This network includes neurons able to perform fundamental fuzzy operations. Connections between neurons are weighted through binary and real weights. Then a mixed binaryreal Non dominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm II (NSGA II) is used to perform both accuracy and interpretability of the NFC by minimizing two objective functions; one objective relates to the number of rules, for compactness, while the second is the mean square error, for accuracy. In order to preserve interpretability of fuzzy rules during the optimization process, some constraints are imposed. The approach is tested on two control examples: a single input single output (SISO) system and a multivariable (MIMO) system.
This document discusses neural networks and how they are used to solve classification problems. It covers the basics of multilayer perceptrons, how the weights are learned using an error-based learning rule called steepest descent, and how adding hidden layers allows neural networks to solve problems that single-layer perceptrons cannot, such as the XOR problem. It also discusses how the thresholds of units are treated as additional weights that are learned during training.
This document describes an implementation of artistic style learning using a neural network approach. The algorithm is based on the VGG convolutional neural network and uses the NVidia CUDA platform to speed up computations. The implementation reconstructs content using loss functions on convolutional layer outputs and represents style using Gram matrices of filter correlations. A new image is generated by minimizing a combined loss of content and style. Experiments show improved results over the original algorithm by using softplus activations and average pooling.
The document discusses 2D arrays including their definition, implementation, and how to calculate the address of elements. It covers storing arrays in row-major and column-major order and includes formulas to calculate addresses based on the lower and upper bounds. Operations on 2D arrays like addition, subtraction, and multiplication are also explained. Some example problems are provided at the end to demonstrate calculating addresses of elements in 2D arrays stored in both row-major and column-major order.
INVERSIONOF MAGNETIC ANOMALIES DUE TO 2-D CYLINDRICAL STRUCTURES āBY AN ARTIF...ijsc
Ā
Application of Artificial Neural Network Committee Machine (ANNCM) for the inversion of magnetic
anomalies caused by a long-2D horizontal circular cylinder is presented. Although, the subsurface targets
are of arbitrary shape, they are assumed to be regular geometrical shape for convenience of mathematical
analysis. ANNCM inversion extract the parameters of the causative subsurface targets include depth to the
centre of the cylinder (Z), the inclination of magnetic vector(Ę)and the constant term (A)comprising the
radius(R)and the intensity of the magnetic field(I). The method of inversion is demonstrated over a
theoretical model with and without random noise in order to study the effect of noise on the technique and
then extended to real field data. It is noted that the method under discussion ensures fairly accurate results
even in the presence of noise. ANNCM analysis of vertical magnetic anomaly near Karimnagar, Telangana,
India, has shown satisfactory results in comparison with other inversion techniques that are in vogue.The
statistics of the predicted parameters relative to the measured data, show lower sum error (<9.58%) and
higher correlation coefficient (R>91%) indicating that good matching and correlation is achieved between
the measured and predicted parameters.
Image Retrieval Using VLAD with Multiple Featurescsandit
Ā
The objective of this paper is to propose a combinatorial encoding method based on VLAD to
facilitate the promotion of accuracy for large scale image retrieval. Unlike using a single
feature in VLAD, the proposed method applies multiple heterogeneous types of features, such as
SIFT, SURF, DAISY, and HOG, to form an integrated encoding vector for an image
representation. The experimental results show that combining complementary types of features
and increasing codebook size yield high precision for retrieval.
International Journal of Computational Engineering Research(IJCER)ijceronline
Ā
International Journal of Computational Engineering Research(IJCER) is an intentional online Journal in English monthly publishing journal. This Journal publish original research work that contributes significantly to further the scientific knowledge in engineering and Technology.
New Watermarking/Encryption Method for Medical ImagesFull Protection in m-Hea...IJECEIAES
Ā
The document presents a new method for securing medical images for mobile health applications. It combines encryption, robust watermarking, and fragile watermarking. For encryption, the image is divided into blocks that are encrypted by XORing with a key block. The key block is updated chaotically. Robust watermarking hides patient data in the image by modifying DCT coefficients using a mixing function with phase-shift keying. Fragile watermarking authenticates the image. The combination provides full protection of confidentiality, authentication, and integrity for medical images in mobile health. Experimental results show the method achieves high security with good performance.
Fuzzy Encoding For Image Classification Using Gustafson-Kessel AglorithmAshish Gupta
Ā
This paper presents a novel adaptation of fuzzy clustering and
feature encoding for image classification. Visual word ambiguity
has recently been successfully modeled by kernel codebooks
to provide improvement in classification performance
over the standard āBag-of-Featuresā(BoF) approach, which
uses hard partitioning and crisp logic for assignment of features
to visual words. Motivated by this progress we utilize
fuzzy logic to model the ambiguity and combine it with clustering
to discover fuzzy visual words. The feature descriptors
of an image are encoded using the learned fuzzy membership
function associated with each word. The codebook built
using this fuzzy encoding technique is demonstrated to provide
superior performance over BoF. We use the Gustafson-
Kessel algorithm which is an improvement over Fuzzy CMeans
clustering and can adapt to local distributions. We
evaluate our approach on several popular datasets and demonstrate
that it consistently provides superior performance to the
BoF approach.
This summary provides an overview of the key points from the CS229 lecture notes document:
1. The document introduces neural networks and discusses representing simple neural networks as "stacks" of individual neuron units. It uses a housing price prediction example to illustrate this concept.
2. More complex neural networks can have multiple input features that are connected to hidden units, which may learn intermediate representations to predict the output.
3. Vectorization techniques are discussed to efficiently compute the outputs of all neurons in a layer simultaneously, without using slow for loops. Matrix operations allow representing the computations in a way that can leverage optimized linear algebra software.
This document discusses using fuzzy clustering to group real estate properties. It presents a case study clustering 46 real estate listings into 3 groups based on price, area, and region attributes. The fuzzy c-means clustering algorithm in MATLAB is used to assign membership levels and cluster centroids. The results identify 3 clusters - one for mid-priced properties in good regions and average areas, one for high-priced properties in excellent regions and large areas, and one for low-priced properties in poor regions and small areas. Graphs and tables show the clustered properties and centroids.
Colour Image Steganography Based on Pixel Value Differencing in Spatial Domainijistjournal
Ā
The document proposes a color image steganography method based on pixel value differencing (PVD) in the spatial domain. It separates each color channel of a pixel into separate matrices and applies PVD separately to embed bits in a sequential order across the channels. It embeds different number of bits in different channels for increased security and quality. It overcomes the issue of pixel values exceeding the 0-255 range in previous PVD methods by selectively embedding one less bit if needed to keep values in range. Experimental results show it provides better visual quality than previous PVD methods.
The document discusses perceptrons and neural networks. It defines a perceptron as a linear classifier that uses a step function to output 1 if the linear combination of inputs is above a threshold, and -1 otherwise. Perceptrons can only learn linearly separable problems. The perceptron learning algorithm updates weights for each training example using rules like the perceptron rule or delta rule. The delta rule allows learning non-linearly separable problems by minimizing the error between actual and predicted outputs.
Soft computing is likely to play aprogressively important role in many applications including image enhancement. The paradigm for soft computing is the human mind. The soft computing critique has been particularly strong with fuzzy logic. The fuzzy logic is facts representationas a
rule for management of uncertainty. Inthis paperthe Multi-Dimensional optimized problem is addressed by discussing the optimal thresholding usingfuzzyentropyfor Image enhancement. This technique is compared with bi-level and multi-level thresholding and obtained optimal
thresholding values for different levels of speckle noisy and low contrasted images. The fuzzy entropy method has produced better results compared to bi-level and multi-level thresholding techniques.
A new kind of quantum gates, higher braiding gates, as matrix solutions of the polyadic braid equations (different from the generalized YangāBaxter equations) is introduced. Such gates lead to another special multiqubit entanglement that can speed up key distribution and accelerate algorithms. Ternary braiding gates acting on three qubit states are studied in detail. We also consider exotic non-invertible gates, which can be related with qubit loss, and define partial identities (which can be orthogonal), partial unitarity, and partially bounded operators (which can be non-invertible). We define two classes of matrices, star and circle ones, such that the magic matrices (connected with the Cartan decomposition) belong to the star class. The general algebraic structure of the introduced classes is described in terms of semigroups, ternary and 5-ary groups and modules. The higher braid group and its representation by the higher braid operators are given. Finally, we show, that for each multiqubit state, there exist higher braiding gates that are not entangling, and the concrete conditions to be non-entangling are given for the obtained binary and ternary gates.
Fixed-Point Code Synthesis for Neural Networksgerogepatton
Ā
Over the last few years, neural networks have started penetrating safety critical systems to take decisions in robots, rockets, autonomous driving car, etc. A problem is that these critical systems often have limited computing resources. Often, they use the fixed-point arithmetic for its many advantages (rapidity, compatibility with small memory devices.) In this article, a new technique is introduced to tune the formats (precision) of already trained neural networks using fixed-point arithmetic, which can be implemented using integer operations only. The new optimized neural network computes the output with fixed-point numbers without modifying the accuracy up to a threshold fixed by the user. A fixed-point code is synthesized for the new optimized neural network ensuring the respect of the threshold for any input vector belonging the range [xmin, xmax] determined during the analysis. From a technical point of view, we do a preliminary analysis of our floating neural network to determine the worst cases, then we generate a system of linear constraints among integer variables that we can solve by linear programming. The solution of this system is the new fixed-point format of each neuron. The experimental results obtained show the efficiency of our method which can ensure that the new fixed-point neural network has the same behavior as the initial floating-point neural network.
Higher braiding gates, a new kind of quantum gate, are introduced. These are matrix solutions of the polyadic braid equations (which differ from the generalized Yang-Baxter equations). Such gates support a special kind of multi-qubit entanglement which can speed up key distribution and accelerate the execution of algorithms. Ternary braiding gates acting on three qubit states are studied in detail. We also consider exotic non-invertible gates which can be related to qubit loss, and define partial identities (which can be orthogonal), partial unitarity, and partially bounded operators (which can be non-invertible). We define two classes of matrices, the star and circle types, and find that the magic matrices (connected with the Cartan decomposition) belong to the star class. The general algebraic structure of the classes introduced here is described in terms of semigroups, ternary and 5-ary groups and modules. The higher braid group and its representation by higher braid operators are given. Finally, we show that for each multi-qubit state there exist higher braiding gates which are not entangling, and the concrete conditions to be non-entangling are given for the binary and ternary gates discussed.
The document discusses neural networks based on competition. It describes three fixed-weight competitive neural networks: Maxnet, Mexican Hat, and Hamming Net. Maxnet uses winner-take-all competition where only the neuron with the largest activation remains active. The Mexican Hat network enhances the activation of neurons receiving a stronger external signal by applying positive weights to nearby neurons and negative weights to those further away. An example demonstrates how the Mexican Hat network increases contrast over iterations.
This document summarizes a study on pattern recognition and learning in networks of coupled bistable units. The network is composed of N oscillators moving in a double-well potential, with pair-wise interactions between all elements. Two methods are used for training the network: (1) constructing the coupling matrix using Hebb's rule based on stored patterns, and (2) iteratively updating the matrix to minimize error between applied and desired patterns. Graphs show the learning rate converges as mean squared error and coupling strengths decrease over iterations.
The document summarizes key concepts from Chapter 8 of the textbook "Fundamentals of Multimedia" on lossy compression algorithms. It introduces lossy compression and discusses distortion measures, rate-distortion theory, quantization techniques including uniform, non-uniform, and vector quantization. It also covers transform coding techniques such as the discrete cosine transform and its use in image compression standards to remove spatial redundancies by transforming pixel values into frequency coefficients.
Improving Performance of Back propagation Learning Algorithmijsrd.com
Ā
The standard back-propagation algorithm is one of the most widely used algorithm for training feed-forward neural networks. One major drawback of this algorithm is it might fall into local minima and slow convergence rate. Natural gradient descent is principal method for solving nonlinear function is presented and is combined with the modified back-propagation algorithm yielding a new fast training multilayer algorithm. This paper describes new approach to natural gradient learning in which the number of parameters necessary is much smaller than the natural gradient algorithm. This new method exploits the algebraic structure of the parameter space to reduce the space and time complexity of algorithm and improve its performance.
This document discusses deep neural networks and computational graphs. It begins by explaining key concepts like derivatives, partial derivatives, optimization, training sets, and activation functions. It then provides examples of applying the chain rule in deep learning, including forward and back propagation in a neural network. Specifically, it demonstrates forward propagation through a simple network and calculating the gradient using backpropagation and the chain rule. Finally, it works through an example applying these concepts to a neural network using sigmoid activation functions.
This document provides an overview of single layer perceptrons and their use in classification tasks. It discusses the McCulloch-Pitts neuron model and how networks of these neurons can be connected to implement logic gates. It then introduces the perceptron as a single layer feedforward network and describes how to train perceptrons using supervised learning and the perceptron learning rule to classify data. Finally, it provides an example classification task of distinguishing trucks using their mass and length attributes.
International Journal of Engineering Research and Development (IJERD)IJERD Editor
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This document presents a methodology for designing low error fixed width adaptive multipliers. It begins by discussing Baugh-Wooley multiplication, which produces a 2n-bit output from n-bit inputs. For digital signal processing applications, only an n-bit output is required. Direct truncation introduces errors. The methodology proposes using a generalized index and binary thresholding to derive an error-compensation bias to reduce truncation errors. It defines different types of binary thresholding and analyzes statistics to determine average bias values. The proposed fixed width multiplier is intended to have better error performance than other existing multiplier structures.
Wavelets for computer_graphics_stollnitzJuliocaramba
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This document provides an introduction to wavelets for computer graphics applications. It begins with an overview of how wavelet transforms can hierarchically decompose functions. It then describes the Haar wavelet basis, including how one-dimensional and two-dimensional signals can be decomposed into lower resolution approximations and detail coefficients. The document focuses on explaining the mathematical foundations of wavelet transforms using the Haar basis as an example, covering topics like multiresolution analysis, scaling functions, wavelets, and orthogonal bases. It aims to give intuition for what wavelets are and the theory needed to understand and apply them.
Image Retrieval Using VLAD with Multiple Featurescsandit
Ā
The objective of this paper is to propose a combinatorial encoding method based on VLAD to
facilitate the promotion of accuracy for large scale image retrieval. Unlike using a single
feature in VLAD, the proposed method applies multiple heterogeneous types of features, such as
SIFT, SURF, DAISY, and HOG, to form an integrated encoding vector for an image
representation. The experimental results show that combining complementary types of features
and increasing codebook size yield high precision for retrieval.
International Journal of Computational Engineering Research(IJCER)ijceronline
Ā
International Journal of Computational Engineering Research(IJCER) is an intentional online Journal in English monthly publishing journal. This Journal publish original research work that contributes significantly to further the scientific knowledge in engineering and Technology.
New Watermarking/Encryption Method for Medical ImagesFull Protection in m-Hea...IJECEIAES
Ā
The document presents a new method for securing medical images for mobile health applications. It combines encryption, robust watermarking, and fragile watermarking. For encryption, the image is divided into blocks that are encrypted by XORing with a key block. The key block is updated chaotically. Robust watermarking hides patient data in the image by modifying DCT coefficients using a mixing function with phase-shift keying. Fragile watermarking authenticates the image. The combination provides full protection of confidentiality, authentication, and integrity for medical images in mobile health. Experimental results show the method achieves high security with good performance.
Fuzzy Encoding For Image Classification Using Gustafson-Kessel AglorithmAshish Gupta
Ā
This paper presents a novel adaptation of fuzzy clustering and
feature encoding for image classification. Visual word ambiguity
has recently been successfully modeled by kernel codebooks
to provide improvement in classification performance
over the standard āBag-of-Featuresā(BoF) approach, which
uses hard partitioning and crisp logic for assignment of features
to visual words. Motivated by this progress we utilize
fuzzy logic to model the ambiguity and combine it with clustering
to discover fuzzy visual words. The feature descriptors
of an image are encoded using the learned fuzzy membership
function associated with each word. The codebook built
using this fuzzy encoding technique is demonstrated to provide
superior performance over BoF. We use the Gustafson-
Kessel algorithm which is an improvement over Fuzzy CMeans
clustering and can adapt to local distributions. We
evaluate our approach on several popular datasets and demonstrate
that it consistently provides superior performance to the
BoF approach.
This summary provides an overview of the key points from the CS229 lecture notes document:
1. The document introduces neural networks and discusses representing simple neural networks as "stacks" of individual neuron units. It uses a housing price prediction example to illustrate this concept.
2. More complex neural networks can have multiple input features that are connected to hidden units, which may learn intermediate representations to predict the output.
3. Vectorization techniques are discussed to efficiently compute the outputs of all neurons in a layer simultaneously, without using slow for loops. Matrix operations allow representing the computations in a way that can leverage optimized linear algebra software.
This document discusses using fuzzy clustering to group real estate properties. It presents a case study clustering 46 real estate listings into 3 groups based on price, area, and region attributes. The fuzzy c-means clustering algorithm in MATLAB is used to assign membership levels and cluster centroids. The results identify 3 clusters - one for mid-priced properties in good regions and average areas, one for high-priced properties in excellent regions and large areas, and one for low-priced properties in poor regions and small areas. Graphs and tables show the clustered properties and centroids.
Colour Image Steganography Based on Pixel Value Differencing in Spatial Domainijistjournal
Ā
The document proposes a color image steganography method based on pixel value differencing (PVD) in the spatial domain. It separates each color channel of a pixel into separate matrices and applies PVD separately to embed bits in a sequential order across the channels. It embeds different number of bits in different channels for increased security and quality. It overcomes the issue of pixel values exceeding the 0-255 range in previous PVD methods by selectively embedding one less bit if needed to keep values in range. Experimental results show it provides better visual quality than previous PVD methods.
The document discusses perceptrons and neural networks. It defines a perceptron as a linear classifier that uses a step function to output 1 if the linear combination of inputs is above a threshold, and -1 otherwise. Perceptrons can only learn linearly separable problems. The perceptron learning algorithm updates weights for each training example using rules like the perceptron rule or delta rule. The delta rule allows learning non-linearly separable problems by minimizing the error between actual and predicted outputs.
Soft computing is likely to play aprogressively important role in many applications including image enhancement. The paradigm for soft computing is the human mind. The soft computing critique has been particularly strong with fuzzy logic. The fuzzy logic is facts representationas a
rule for management of uncertainty. Inthis paperthe Multi-Dimensional optimized problem is addressed by discussing the optimal thresholding usingfuzzyentropyfor Image enhancement. This technique is compared with bi-level and multi-level thresholding and obtained optimal
thresholding values for different levels of speckle noisy and low contrasted images. The fuzzy entropy method has produced better results compared to bi-level and multi-level thresholding techniques.
A new kind of quantum gates, higher braiding gates, as matrix solutions of the polyadic braid equations (different from the generalized YangāBaxter equations) is introduced. Such gates lead to another special multiqubit entanglement that can speed up key distribution and accelerate algorithms. Ternary braiding gates acting on three qubit states are studied in detail. We also consider exotic non-invertible gates, which can be related with qubit loss, and define partial identities (which can be orthogonal), partial unitarity, and partially bounded operators (which can be non-invertible). We define two classes of matrices, star and circle ones, such that the magic matrices (connected with the Cartan decomposition) belong to the star class. The general algebraic structure of the introduced classes is described in terms of semigroups, ternary and 5-ary groups and modules. The higher braid group and its representation by the higher braid operators are given. Finally, we show, that for each multiqubit state, there exist higher braiding gates that are not entangling, and the concrete conditions to be non-entangling are given for the obtained binary and ternary gates.
Fixed-Point Code Synthesis for Neural Networksgerogepatton
Ā
Over the last few years, neural networks have started penetrating safety critical systems to take decisions in robots, rockets, autonomous driving car, etc. A problem is that these critical systems often have limited computing resources. Often, they use the fixed-point arithmetic for its many advantages (rapidity, compatibility with small memory devices.) In this article, a new technique is introduced to tune the formats (precision) of already trained neural networks using fixed-point arithmetic, which can be implemented using integer operations only. The new optimized neural network computes the output with fixed-point numbers without modifying the accuracy up to a threshold fixed by the user. A fixed-point code is synthesized for the new optimized neural network ensuring the respect of the threshold for any input vector belonging the range [xmin, xmax] determined during the analysis. From a technical point of view, we do a preliminary analysis of our floating neural network to determine the worst cases, then we generate a system of linear constraints among integer variables that we can solve by linear programming. The solution of this system is the new fixed-point format of each neuron. The experimental results obtained show the efficiency of our method which can ensure that the new fixed-point neural network has the same behavior as the initial floating-point neural network.
Higher braiding gates, a new kind of quantum gate, are introduced. These are matrix solutions of the polyadic braid equations (which differ from the generalized Yang-Baxter equations). Such gates support a special kind of multi-qubit entanglement which can speed up key distribution and accelerate the execution of algorithms. Ternary braiding gates acting on three qubit states are studied in detail. We also consider exotic non-invertible gates which can be related to qubit loss, and define partial identities (which can be orthogonal), partial unitarity, and partially bounded operators (which can be non-invertible). We define two classes of matrices, the star and circle types, and find that the magic matrices (connected with the Cartan decomposition) belong to the star class. The general algebraic structure of the classes introduced here is described in terms of semigroups, ternary and 5-ary groups and modules. The higher braid group and its representation by higher braid operators are given. Finally, we show that for each multi-qubit state there exist higher braiding gates which are not entangling, and the concrete conditions to be non-entangling are given for the binary and ternary gates discussed.
The document discusses neural networks based on competition. It describes three fixed-weight competitive neural networks: Maxnet, Mexican Hat, and Hamming Net. Maxnet uses winner-take-all competition where only the neuron with the largest activation remains active. The Mexican Hat network enhances the activation of neurons receiving a stronger external signal by applying positive weights to nearby neurons and negative weights to those further away. An example demonstrates how the Mexican Hat network increases contrast over iterations.
This document summarizes a study on pattern recognition and learning in networks of coupled bistable units. The network is composed of N oscillators moving in a double-well potential, with pair-wise interactions between all elements. Two methods are used for training the network: (1) constructing the coupling matrix using Hebb's rule based on stored patterns, and (2) iteratively updating the matrix to minimize error between applied and desired patterns. Graphs show the learning rate converges as mean squared error and coupling strengths decrease over iterations.
The document summarizes key concepts from Chapter 8 of the textbook "Fundamentals of Multimedia" on lossy compression algorithms. It introduces lossy compression and discusses distortion measures, rate-distortion theory, quantization techniques including uniform, non-uniform, and vector quantization. It also covers transform coding techniques such as the discrete cosine transform and its use in image compression standards to remove spatial redundancies by transforming pixel values into frequency coefficients.
Improving Performance of Back propagation Learning Algorithmijsrd.com
Ā
The standard back-propagation algorithm is one of the most widely used algorithm for training feed-forward neural networks. One major drawback of this algorithm is it might fall into local minima and slow convergence rate. Natural gradient descent is principal method for solving nonlinear function is presented and is combined with the modified back-propagation algorithm yielding a new fast training multilayer algorithm. This paper describes new approach to natural gradient learning in which the number of parameters necessary is much smaller than the natural gradient algorithm. This new method exploits the algebraic structure of the parameter space to reduce the space and time complexity of algorithm and improve its performance.
This document discusses deep neural networks and computational graphs. It begins by explaining key concepts like derivatives, partial derivatives, optimization, training sets, and activation functions. It then provides examples of applying the chain rule in deep learning, including forward and back propagation in a neural network. Specifically, it demonstrates forward propagation through a simple network and calculating the gradient using backpropagation and the chain rule. Finally, it works through an example applying these concepts to a neural network using sigmoid activation functions.
This document provides an overview of single layer perceptrons and their use in classification tasks. It discusses the McCulloch-Pitts neuron model and how networks of these neurons can be connected to implement logic gates. It then introduces the perceptron as a single layer feedforward network and describes how to train perceptrons using supervised learning and the perceptron learning rule to classify data. Finally, it provides an example classification task of distinguishing trucks using their mass and length attributes.
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Capstone paper
1. Ordinary Diļ¬erential Equation Neural
Networks: Mathematics and Application using
Diļ¬eqļ¬ux.jl
Muhammad Moiz Saeed
Arcadia University
Glenside, Pennsylvania 19095 USA
August 8, 2019
Abstract
This paper has two objectives.
1. It simpliļ¬es the Mathematics behind a simple Neural Network. Fur-
thermore it explores how Neural Networks can be modeled using
Ordinary Diļ¬erential Equations(ODE).
2. It implements a simple example of an ODE Neural network using
diļ¬eqļ¬ux.jl library.
My paper is based on the paper "Neural Ordinary Diļ¬erential equa-
tions"[1] paper and contains multiple extracts from this paper and hence
the work in chapter 4 should not be considered original work as it aims
to explain the mathematics in the original paper and all credit is due to
the authors of the paper [1]. This paper[1] was among on the 5 papers to
be recognized at the 2018 annual conference NeurIPS(Neural Information
Processing Systems).
Contents
1 Introduction to Deep Learning Neural Networks. 2
2 Neural Network Setup(Multi-layer Percepteron) 2
2.1 Layer I (Input Layer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.2 Layer H (Hidden Layer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.3 Deļ¬nitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.4 Layer O (Output Layer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.5 Layer Y(Target Layer ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.6 Cost Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.7 Gradient Descent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.8 Backward Propagation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1
2. 2.9 Backward Propagation II ( Layer I and Layer H) . . . . . . . . . 8
2.10 Back Propagation Generalized Equations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3 Residual Neural Network(RNN) Model 10
4 Ordinary Diļ¬erential Equation(ODE) Neural Network 11
4.1 Setup of ODE Neural Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
4.2 The Adjoint Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
5 Diļ¬eqļ¬ux.jl Implementation 16
1 Introduction to Deep Learning Neural Networks.
Deep Learning is a branch of Machine Learning that aims to mimic the human
brain. That is to do functions by learning/training repeatedly until theyāre able
to do a certain task with a high probability. Some practical examples of deep
learning are classifying images, self driving cars, prediction of stock prices and
analyzing data to predict arrhythmia etc. So all in all, Deep Learning is a way
for computers to do tasks that traditional programming hasnāt been able to do.
Itās a way for us to automate so many jobs that currently require humans and
that in turn saves us time to focus on so many other tasks.
An over-simpliļ¬ed way of deļ¬ning traditional programming would be to
deļ¬ne a function that maps an input to a desired output. The function is
then tweaked by the programmer to produce a desired result. Supervised Deep
Learning on the other hand deļ¬nes the function with known inputs and outputs.
The function is then optimized using gradient descent to produce a function
that is probabilistic-ally accurate. Neural Networks traditionally have required
a stochastic Propagation method, however weāll be diving deep into how we can
model Back-propagation into a continuous ordinary diļ¬erential equation which
will help us model diļ¬erent problems with more accuracy.
Neural networks are made up of nodes and layers connected with functions. An
input is passed through these functions which yields an output and then the
values of the functions are adjusted through a method called back-propagation
so all these functions produce a desired result. The best way to understand
forward and back propagation is to work through an example and weāll work
through that in the following section.
2 Neural Network Setup(Multi-layer Percepteron)
This is a basic example which consists of 3 layers with two nodes in each layer.
Layer I, which can also be denoted as an Input layer. Layer H, which we can
denote as the hidden layer and Layer O, which can be denoted as an Output
Layer. Nodes B1 and B2 are biases for the layer H and O respectively. The layers
included in the following diagram will be referenced throughout this paper.
2
3. 2.1 Layer I (Input Layer)
Layer I has two nodes labelled i1 and i2
I =
i1
i2
(1)
2.2 Layer H (Hidden Layer)
Layer h has two nodes labelled h1 and h2.
H =
h1
h2
(2)
Then the matrix of weights is the following with w1, w2, w3, w4
W[1] =
w1 w2
w3 w4
(3)
and
B[1] =
b1
b1
(4)
3
4. 2.3 Deļ¬nitions
1. Hadamard Product
The Hadamard Product or the Schur product is an element-wise multi-
plication of two vectors.Suppose S and T are two vectors of the same
dimension. Then we use S T to denote the element-wise product of the
two vectors. As an example,
S T =
s1
s2
t1
t2
=
s1 ā t1
s2 ā t2
(5)
2. Sigmoid Function The sigmoid functions purpose is to compress the
value of its parameter to a number between 0 and 1 where Ļ(x) ā R. If we
denote by Ļ as the sigmoid function, it can be denoted as the following:
Ļ(x) =
1
1 + eāx
(6)
3. Function Forward Propagation/Activation Function
The following function Z is a function that takes in the weight matrix,
the input matrix and the bias matrix and produces an output that is used
in the sigmoid function to produce the value for the following layer. This
works out perfectly as there weight matrix row size matches the input
layers vector size. It is calculated as:
Z(W[n]
, B[n]
, I) = W[n]
I+b[n]
=
wn1 wn2
wn3
wn4
in1
in2
+
bn1
bn1
=
wn1 in1 + wn2 in2 + bn1
wn3
in1
+ wn4
in2
+ bn1
(7)
then the output for this layer, denoted by H is:
Z1
= Z(W[1]
, B[1]
, I) = W[1]
I+b[1]
=
w1 w2
w3 w4
i1
i2
+
b1
b1
=
w1i1 + w2i2 + b1
w3i1 + w4i2 + b1
(8)
H = Ļ(Z1
)
H =
h1
h2
=
Ļ(w1i1 + w2i2 + b1)
Ļ(w3i1 + w4i2 + b1)
(9)
2.4 Layer O (Output Layer)
Layer O has two nodes labelled o1 and o2.
O =
o1
o2
(10)
W[2]
=
w5 w6
w7 w8
(11)
4
5. and the matrix of the bias is
B[2]
=
b2
b2
(12)
We have that the pre-output for the nodes in this layer can be calculated as:
O = Ļ(Z2
)
Z2
= Z(W[2]
, B[2]
, H) = W[2]
I+b[2]
) =
w5 w6
w7 w8
h1
h2
+
b2
b2
=
w5h1 + w6h2 + b2
w7h1 + w8h2 + b2
(13)
then the output for this layer, denoted by O is:
O = Ļ(Z2
) =
o1
o2
= Ļ(
w5h1 + w6h2 + b2
w7h1 + w8h2 + b2
) =
Ļ(w5h1 + w6h2 + b2)
Ļ(w7h1 + w8h2 + b2)
(14)
2.5 Layer Y(Target Layer )
This layer will be used in the following sub-section. This layer contains the
desired values that we want our Neural Network to produce.
Layer Y has two nodes labelled "targeto1" and "targeto2". The amount of nodes
in the Target layer have to equal the number of nodes in the output layer O
so that the cost function can work.
Y =
targeto1
targeto2
(15)
2.6 Cost Function
The Cost function in machine learning is a function that measures the diļ¬erence
between the hypothesis and the real values. The hypothesis being our output
and real values being are desired output. using this information weāre able to
calculate the error value in our output and then we adjust our NN parameters
accordingly. In the following section we will show how weights are updated in
our example of the NN.
The Cost function is denoted by Ctotal
Ctotal =
1
2
(Target ā Output)2
(16)
Ctotal =
1
2
(Y ā O)2
(17)
Co1 =
1
2
(targeto1 ā o1)2
(18)
Co2 =
1
2
(targeto2 ā o2)2
(19)
Ctotal = Co1 + Co2 (20)
5
6. 2.7 Gradient Descent
Gradient Descent is used while training a machine learning model. It is an
optimization algorithm, based on a convex function, that tweaks the parameters
through several iterations to minimize a given function to its local minimum.
We will use the following function to minimize our cost function to a local
minimum. [4]
The above image is a hypothetical example in simple terms. The cost-
function is derived with respect to weight at a random point on the curve. if
the gradient at that point is zero weāre done. we move in one direction using a
step size that we represent using Ī·. If the gradient at that point is positive, we
head in the other direction. if its negative, we keep taking steps in that direction.
if the gradient is zero, weāre done. There are limitations as this method ļ¬nds a
local minimum and not the minimum point of the entire function. There is also
the possibility of starting at a local maximum instead of local minimum which
would skew our results at times.
6
7. 2.8 Backward Propagation
The Backward Propagation is probably one of the most diļ¬cult concepts to
grasp in a Neural Network. We update the weights to match the cost functionās
error so that the next time we run a forward propagation, the neural network
outputs a value closer to our desired target value.
Updating weights using the cost function. Since neural networks can
be arranged in the form of matrices and vectors, all of this can be done by using
functions on matrices to have all calculations asynchronously. For simplicity of
understanding we will take a weight in between layer H and layer O. We will
calculate how to update w5 .
The following equation shows us how the derivative of the cost function
with respect to the weight matrix. All the weights are updated simultaneously
in between two layers which comes from the concept of "Neurons that wire
together, ļ¬re together".
āCtotal
āW[2]
=
āCtotal
āo1
āo1
āZ2
āZ2
āW[2]
(21)
However, for simplicity weāll continue to do so for just one weight, w5. To
calculate w5 we need to take the āCtotal
āw5
. Using Chain Rule, we can write the
expression as the Following.
āCtotal
āw5
=
āCtotal
āo1
ā
āo1
āZ2
ā
āZ2
āw5
(22)
Ctotal = 1
2 (targeto1 ā o1)2
+ 1
2 (targeto2 ā o2)2
āCtotal
āo1
= 2 ā
1
2
(targeto1 ā o1)2ā1
ā ā1 + 0 = ātargeto1 + o1 (23)
o1 = 1
1+eāZ2
āo1
āZ2
= o1(1 ā o1) (24)
Z2
= w5h1 + w6h2 + b2
āZ2
āw5
= 1 ā h1 ā w
(1ā1)
5 + 0 + 0 = h1 (25)
Using Equation
āCtotal
āw5
= (ātargeto1 + o1) ā o1(1 ā o1) ā h1 (26)
To decrease the error, we then subtract this value from the current weight
(optionally multiplied by some learning rate, eta, which weĆ¢ÄŹll set to Ī· ):
Updated weight w5 => w+
5
w+
5 = w5 ā Ī· ā
āCtotal
āw5
(27)
7
8. Using the same process weāll update all the other weights in this layer which
will translate to w+
6 , w+
7 , w+
8 . So the updated matrix using the the Hadamard
Product(equation 5) would translate into the following.
W[2]+
=
w+
5 w+
6
w+
7 w+
8
(28)
2.9 Backward Propagation II ( Layer I and Layer H)
Now weāll be updating the weights in-between Layer I and Layer H. This is
signiļ¬cant because as we add more layers, we will be following the same process
to update the weights in each preceding layer from the output layer to the input
layer.
āCtotal
āw1
=
āCtotal
āh1
ā
āh1
āZ1
ā
āZ1
āw1
(29)
We know that h1 aļ¬ects both o1 and o2 therefore the āCtotal
āh1
needs to take into
consideration its eļ¬ect on the both output neurons:
āCtotal
āh1
=
āCo1
āh1
+
āCo2
āh1
(30)
āCo1
āh1
=
āCo1
āZ2
ā
āZ2
āh1
(31)
āCo1
āZ2
=
āCo1
āo1
ā
āo1
āZ2
(32)
āCo1
āo1
= 2 ā
1
2
(targeto1 ā o1)2ā1
ā ā1 = ātargeto1 + o1
āo1
āZ2
= o1(1 ā o1)
Z2
= w5 ā h1 + w6 ā h2 + b2
āZ2
āh1
= w5
āCo1
āh1
=
āCo1
āZ2
ā
āZ2
āh1
= (o1(1 ā o1) ā (ātargeto1 + o1)) ā w5
Using the same process We calculate āCo2
āh1
āCo2
āh1
=
āCo1
āZ2
ā
āZ2
āh1
= (o2(1 ā o2) ā (ātargeto2 + o2)) ā w5 (33)
āCtotal
āh1
=
āCo1
āh1
+
āCo2
āh1
= [(o2(1āo2)ā(ātargeto2+o2))āw5]+[(o1(1āo1)ā(ātargeto1+o1))āw5]
(34)
8
9. Now lets ļ¬nd āh1
āZ1 andāZ1
āw1
to Complete Equation (29)
h1 = 1
1+eāZ1
āh1
āZ1
= h1(1 ā h1) (35)
Z1 = w1 ā i1 + w3 ā i2 + b1
āZ1
āw1
= i1 (36)
For simplicity and having to deal with less variables weāll assume
K =
āCtotal
āh1
(37)
āCtotal
āw1
=
āCtotal
āh1
ā
āh1
āZ1
ā
āZ1
āw1
= K ā i1 ā h1(1 ā h1) (38)
Updating the weight as we did before. Updated weight w1 => w+
1
w+
1 = w1 ā Ī· ā
āCtotal
āw1
Using the same process weāll update all the other weights in this layer which will
translate to w+
2 , w+
3 , w+
4 . So the updated weight matrix will be the following.
W[1]+
=
w+
1 w+
2
w+
3 w+
4
Finally, weāve updated all our weights. We run the Neural Network once
again to get another solution and weāll continue to do so recursively until our
cost function error decreases with each iteration. The + subscript indicates an
update in the value of the variable.
O+
= Ļ(Z2
(W[2]+
, B[2]
, H+
)) = Ļ(W[2]
H+
+B[2]
) = Ļ(
w+
5 w+
6
w+
7 w+
8
h+
1
h+
2
+
b2
b2
)
O+
=
Ļ(w+
5 h+
1 + w+
6 h+
2 + b2)
Ļ(w+
7 h+
1 + w+
8 h+
2 + b2)
=
o+
1
o+
2
We updated the weight parameters in our example but a similar process can be
repeated to update the bias.
9
10. 2.10 Back Propagation Generalized Equations
āCtotal
āWl
=
āCtotal
āLl+1
āLl+1
āZl+1
āZl+1
āWl
(39)
The above equation represents a way to use this equation for any multi-layer
perceptron (MLP). The parameters will have to be calculated the way we had
done above but for each layer using the chain rule to calculate the following. In
equation 39 , We generalize the chain rule to work as the following. The weight
matrix Wl connects layer Ll and Ll+1 and Zl+1 is the activation function layer
Ll+1 before it has the Ļ function has been used on it. This equation can therefore
be used to update any weight matrix in any MLP.
3 Residual Neural Network(RNN) Model
Residual Neural Networks were introduced earlier in this decade and showed
greater optimization speed than many other neural networks. They were spe-
cially eļ¬cient for image recognition. I will explain how they work using the
following image.
10
11. We generalize the multi-layer percepteron as the following function:
h[t+1] = Ļ W[t+1]h[t] + b[t+1] . (40)
Notice that there is an impossibility to transform equation 40 into a diļ¬erential
equation.However if we use Residual Networks, we can transform our equation
to generate an equation of the form:
h[t+1] = h[t] + Ļ W[t+1]h[t] + b[t+1] . (41)
4 Ordinary Diļ¬erential Equation(ODE) Neural
Network
In the Equation Above (Equation 41), h[t+1] can be translated as the next
layer. So if we consider I to be h[t] then H will be h[t+1] and O will be h[t+2]. In
that manner we can notice the pattern in the subscripts. In the same manner
W[t+1]
and b[t+1]
are the respected weight matrix and the Bias matrix that
correspond to h[t+1]
. A residual network can be seen as Euler discretization
of a continuous equation because:
h[t+1] = h[t] + Ļ W[t+1]
h[t] + b[t+1]
= h[t] + (t + 1 ā t)Ļ W[t+1]
h[t] + b[t+1]
.
h[t+1] ā h[t] = ātĻ W[t+1]
h[t] + b[t+1]
thus we can generalize this to the following equation.
āh[t]
āt
= Ļ W[t+1]
h[t] + b[t+1]
,
so, we can conclude that we have the equation:
dh[t]
dt
= Ļ W[t]
h[t] + b[t]
. (42)
11
12. Following the above steps we are able to conclude that the setup of neural
network can be seen as a diļ¬erential equation.
4.1 Setup of ODE Neural Net
Lets take the above equation and substitute it with an equal function. f W[t]
, h[t], b[t]
=
Ļ W[t]
h[t] + b[t]
To simplify our future calculation we will remove the bias b[t]
from the func-
tion.
Note: RNNās have discrete solutions in comparison to ODE neural networks
which provide a continious solution.
dh[t]
dt
= f W[t]
, h[t] (43)
The authors of the Neural ordinary diļ¬erential equations paper [1] present an
alternative approach to calculating the gradients of the ODE by using the adjoint
sensitivity method by Pontryagin. This method works by solving a second,
augmented ODE backwards in time, which can be used with all ODEās integrator
and has a low memory footprint.
Lets unpack the paragraph above. If you want to ļ¬nd the output at hidden
node h[t1] you would have to solve the following function for times between t1
and t0 and that can be seen below. The ODESolve below is an a way to script
the diļ¬erential equation into a function showing the input variables required for
this function to work. The following is the equation for forward propagation of
an ODE neural network:
h[t1] = h[t0] +
t1
t0
f W[t]
, h[t] dt = ODESolve(h[t0], t1, t0, f, W[t]
) (44)
The Loss function is deļ¬ned as an arbitrary function taking in our hidden layer
output at time t1 to minimize the error e.g gradient descent. It is deļ¬ned as the
following:
L h[t1] = L h[t0] +
t1
t0
f W[t]
, h[t] dt = L(ODESolve(h[t0], t1, t0, f, W[t]
))
(45)
The command ODESolve(h[t0], t1, t0, f, W[t]
) solves the diļ¬erential equation.
As we previously calculated the partial derivative of the cost function with re-
spect to the the parameters of the function, weāll calculate the partial derivative
of the loss function with each parameter using the Adjoint method.
4.2 The Adjoint Method
The Adjoint sensitivity method now determines the gradient of the loss
function with respect to the hidden state. The Adjoint state is the gradient
12
13. with respect to the particular state at a speciļ¬ed time t. In standard neural
networks, the gradient of the layer ht depends on the gradient from the next
layer ht+1 by chain rule
A =
dL
dht
=
dL
dht+1
dht+1
dht
. (46)
To calculate this Adjoint A for the ODE neural network,we need to derive
this equation with respect to time which will give us a Chain rule as follows:
dA(t)
dt
= āA
āf W[t]
, h[t]
āh
(47)
Equation 47 has a transpose within itās equation to accommodate Vector/Matrix
Multiplication.
With h continuous hidden state, we can write the transformation after an
change in time as
h(t + ) =
t+
t
f(h(t), t, W)dt + h(t) = T (h(t), t) (48)
where and chain rule can also be applied
dL
āh(t)
=
dL
dh(t + )
dh(t + )
dh(t)
or A = A(t + )
āT (h(t), t)
āh(t)
(49)
The following is the proof of equation 47
Proof.
dA
dt
= lim
ā0+
A(t + ) ā A
(50)
= lim
ā0+
A(t + ) ā A(t + ) ā
āh(t) T (h(t))
(by Eq 49)
(51)
= lim
ā0+
A(t + ) ā A(t + ) ā
āh(t) h(t) + f(h(t), t, W[t]) + O( 2
)
(Taylor series around h(t))
(52)
= lim
ā0+
A(t + ) ā A(t + ) I +
āf(h(t),t,W[t])
āh(t) + O( 2
)
(53)
= lim
ā0+
ā A(t + )
āf(h(t),t,W[t])
āh(t) + O( 2
)
(54)
= lim
ā0+
āA(t + )
āf(h(t), t, W[t])
āh(t)
+ O( ) (55)
= āA
āf(h(t), t, W[t])
āh(t)
(56)
13
14. We pointed out the similarity between adjoint method and backpropagation
(eq. 49). Similarly to backpropagation, ODE for the adjoint state needs to
be solved backwards in time. We specify the constraint on the last time point,
which is simply the gradient of the loss wrt the last time point, and can obtain
the gradients with respect to the hidden state at any time, including the initial
value.
A(tN ) =
dL
dh(tN )
initial condition of adjoint diļ¬eq.
A(t0) = A(tN ) +
t0
tN
dA
dt
dt = A(tN ) ā
t0
tN
AT āf(h(t), t, W[t])
āh(t)
gradient wrt. initial value
Here we assumed that loss function L depends only on the last time point
tN . If function L depends also on intermediate time points t1, t2, . . . , tNā1, etc.,
we can repeat the ad joint step for each of the intervals [tNā1, tN ], [tNā2, tNā1]
in the backward order and sum up the obtained gradients.
We can generalize equation(47) to obtain gradients with respect to W[t] and
h[t] constants with respect to t and and the initial and end times, t0 and tN .
We view W[t] and t as states with constant diļ¬erential equations and write
āW[t](t)
āt
= 0
dt(t)
dt
= 1 (57)
We can then combine these with z to form an augmented stateNote that weāve
overloaded t to be both h part of the state and the (dummy) independent
variable. The distinction is clear given context, so we keep t as the independent
variable for consistency with the rest of the text. with corresponding diļ¬erential
equation and ad joint state,
faug([h[t], W[t], t]) =
d
dt
ļ£®
ļ£°
h[t]
W[t]
t
ļ£¹
ļ£» (t) :=
ļ£®
ļ£°
f([h[t], W[t], t])
0
1
ļ£¹
ļ£» ,
Aaug :=
ļ£®
ļ£°
A
AW [t]
At
ļ£¹
ļ£» , AW [t](t) :=
dL
dW[t](t)
, At(t) :=
dL
dt(t)
JACOBIAN TRANSFORMATION
Deļ¬nition: The Jacobian of the function u1, u2 and u3 with respect to
x1, x2, x3 is:
ā(u1, u2, u3)
ā(x1, x2, x3)
=
ļ£®
ļ£Æ
ļ£Æ
ļ£°
āu1
āx1
āu1
āx2
āu1
āx3
āu2
āx1
āu2
āx2
āu2
āx3
āu3
āx1
āu3
āx2
āu3
āx3
ļ£¹
ļ£ŗ
ļ£ŗ
ļ£»
14
15. In a similar manner weāre going to transform our augmented function to produce
a vector to so we can get the partial gradient of the loss function with respect to
the Weights so We can use that to Update the Weights as a continuous function.
By doing this we will iterate the Diļ¬erential equation until the Loss function in
minimized.
Note this formulates the augmented ODE as an autonomous (time-invariant)
ODE, but the derivations in the previous section still hold as this is h special
case of h time-variant ODE. The Jacobian of faug has the form
āfaug
ā[h[t], W[t], t]
=
ļ£®
ļ£°
āf
āh[t]
āf
āW[t]
āf
āt
0 0 0
0 0 0
ļ£¹
ļ£» (t) (58)
dAaug(t)
dt
= ā A(t) AW [t](t) At(t)
āfaug
ā[h[t], W[t], t]
(t) = ā A āf
āh[t]
A āf
āW[t]
Aāf
āt (t)
(59)
The ļ¬rst element is the adjoint diļ¬erential equation (47), as expected. The
second element can be used to obtain the total gradient with respect to the
parameters, by integrating over the full interval and setting
AW [t](tN ) = 0.
dL
dW[t]
= AW [t](t0) = ā
t0
tN
A(t)
āf(h[t](t), t, W[t])
āW[t]
dt (60)
Finally, we also get gradients with respect to t0 and tN , the start and end of
the integration interval.
dL
dtN
= A(tN )f(h[t](tN ), tN , W[t])
dL
dt0
= At(t0) = At(tN )ā
t0
tN
A(t)
āf(h[t](t), t, W[t])
āt
dt
(61)
The Adjoint method is for all the parameters is done using the following com-
mand that we mentioned above: ODESolve(h[t0], t1, t0, f, W[t]
)
The Complete Algorithim was summerised in the original paper as the fol-
lowing [1]
15
16. Algorithm 1 (h) Reverse-mode derivative of an ODE initial value problem
Input: dynamics parameters W, start time t0, stop time t1, ļ¬nal state
h(t1), loss gradient āL
āh(t1) s0 = [h(t1), āL
āh(t1) , 0|W |] Deļ¬ne initial augmented
state aug_dynamics[h(t), A(t), Ā·], t, W: Deļ¬ne dynamics on augmented state
return [f(h(t), t, W), āA(t) āf
āh , āA(t) āf
āW ] Compute vector-Jacobian prod-
ucts [h(t0), āL
āh(t0) , āL
āW ] = ODESolve(s0, aug_dynamics, t1, t0, W) Solve reverse-
time ODE return āL
āh(t0) , āL
āW Return gradients
5 Diļ¬eqļ¬ux.jl Implementation
Diļ¬EqFlux.jl fuses the world of diļ¬erential equations with machine learning by
helping users put diļ¬erential equation solvers into neural networks. This pack-
age utilizes Diļ¬erentialEquations.jl and Flux.jl as its building blocks. We used
this library to create a ODE neural network. Mapping the ļ¬rst function of the
lotka volterra to the second function of lotka volterra. Here the second equation
is used as our training data.
The Following Neural Network Code uses the lotka volterra. The lotka volterra
is a system of diļ¬erential equations that measures the population of a species
with respect to predators,deaths and births of a specie. We use this function
inside a diļ¬erential equation with three layers, with 2 and 3 nodes in the re-
spective layers. The activation function used for each layer is the sigmoid. The
output is of the NN is used inside the cost function, deļ¬ned within the code.
After that Flux.train!(loss4, [p], data1, opt, cb = cb) is used to run the NN with
Descent as the optimizer. The Network is run 10 times and the error goes down
from approximately from 22 percent to 0.06 percent error. The code for Julia
is given below. It can be run in any Julia notebook.
# THIS MODEL IS FOR A NEURAL NETWORK WITH A ODE LAYER AND
INPUT TO THE LAYER BEING THE PARAMETERS OF IT
#THIS RUNS CORRECTLY!
using Flux, DiffEqFlux, DifferentialEquations, Plots
###########################################################
## Setup ODE to optimize
function lotka_volterra(du,u,p,t)
x, y = u
ĆĀ“s, ĆÅ”, Ćtā, ĆĀøs = p
du[1] = dx = ĆĀ“s*x - ĆÅ”*x*y
du[2] = dy = -Ćtā*y + ĆĀøs*x*y
end
u0 =Float32[1.0,1.0]
tspan = (0.0,1.0)
p = [1.5,1.0,3.0,1.0]
prob = ODEProblem(lotka_volterra,u0,tspan,p)
16
17. #######################################################
#First we create a solution of the Diff Eq that accepst parameters
#using the forward solution method diff_rd
p = Flux.param([1.5,1.0,3.0,1.0])#We set the parameters to track
function predict_rd2() #THis call the differential equation solver
diffeq_rd(p,prob,Tsit5(),saveat=0.1)
end
println("we print the values of predict_rd2()=")
println(predict_rd2())#We check the format of the solution
#####################################################################
mymodel4 = Chain(
#we create the perceptron with the ODE layer based on parameters
Dense(2,3,ĆĖC),
p->predict_rd2()
)
###################################################################
println("We test the run of the perceptron, mymodel4([0.5,0.5])")
println(mymodel4([0.5,0.5]))#We test that the perceptron is well defined
#The perceptron inputs and array of two values and outputs the
entire solution of the
#differential equation for the generated parameters of the system.
#The goal here is to optimize the parameters of the solution
#of the ODE so that the two solutions
#will converge to the second function.
############################################################
#We now calculate the error between the values generated
#by the perceptron and the constant functions 1.
#The loss function must take 2 parameters
# so we make our function depend on the second parameter
#although there is no use for the second one
#since we want the solutions of the ODE to converge to function 2.
#The loss function will calculate the error between the functions
#and each one of the
#two solutions of the ODE at the input values of 0.0, 0.1, 0.2,...1.0.
function loss4(x,y)
T=0;
for i in 1:11
T=T+(mymodel4(x)[i][1]-mymodel4(x)[i][2])^2;
end
return T
end
println("Example value of loss function.
#Value of loss4([0.5,0.5],[1.0,1.0])=",loss4([0.5,0.5],[1.0,1.0]))
# We ilustrate the run of the loss4 function
###########################################################
17
18. #We proceed to the training of the peceptron and plotting of
#solutions
# We begin by creating the training data.
#The format is weird but this is what worked
newx=[[0.1,0.1],[0.2,0.2],[0.3,0.3],[0.4,0.4],[0.5,0.5],
[0.6,0.6],[0.7,0.7],[0.8,0.8],[0.9,0.9],[1.0,1.0]]
newy=[[1,1],[1,1],[1,1],[1,1],[1,1],
[1,1],[1,1],[1,1],[1,1],[1,1]]
#This part of the data is never used
data1 =[(newx[1], newy[1]),(newx[2],newy[2])
,(newx[3],newy[3]),(newx[4],newy[4]),
(newx[5],newy[5]), (newx[6],newy[6]),
(newx[7],newy[7]),(newx[8],newy[8]),
(newx[9],newy[9]),(newx[10],newy[10])]
println()
function totalloss4()#This is the total error function.
#It is not used in the training, but just to calculate the total error
T=0;
for i in 0:40
T=T+loss4([i*0.1,i*0.1],[1.0,1.0]);
end
return T/40
end
opt = ADAM(0.1)#This is the optimization parameter
cb = function () #callback function to observe training
println("Value of totalloss4() in this iteration=")
display(totalloss4())
# using āremakeā to re-create our āprobā with current parameters āpā
display(scatter(
solve(remake(prob,p=Flux.data(p)),Tsit5(),saveat=0.1),ylim=(0,6))
)
end
# Display the ODE with the initial parameter values.
println("Initial plot of solutions and total error nnnn")
cb()
#Display values of parameters before and after training
println("Value of parameter p=", p)
println("starting training......nnnnnnnnn")
println()
Flux.train!(loss4, [p],data1 , opt, cb=cb)
println()
println("New Value of parameter p=", p)
println("New value of totalloss4()=",totalloss4())
println()
println("Plot of solutions with final parametern")
display(
18